Chapter 193: Fighting for Wealth
However, given the Zhou family's financial situation, the gifts Qian could give were very limited.
The next day, Qian asked Xiao Qian to make tofu and then send two portions to the Bai family.
Xiao Qian and her two sisters-in-law are very skilled at making tofu. Since she learned how to make tofu, she makes it every few days. Not only can her family eat it, but people in the village will also exchange beans with her.
Whenever he saw Zhou Erlang selling bamboo weaving at the market, he would bring some with him.
After all, there are fewer vegetables in winter, and tofu is really a good dish.
Of course, it is impossible to make money. Basically, you exchange beans for tofu, one pound of beans for two pounds of tofu.
As for what to do with the extra beans at home, the natural thing is to take them to the grain store in the county town to sell them.
However, because I was too lazy to walk the mountain road, I have never taken the beans from home and they are still piled up in the room.
So if you were to ask what the Zhou family had the most of at this moment, it would be beans.
After delivering tofu for a day, Qian picked out some good yams for Bai Shanbao to take back the next day. On the third day, she made a lot of sesame candies and sent them to the Bai family.
The Bai family received gifts for three consecutive days. Liu was fine, but Old Lady Bai couldn't help but ask, "Does the eldest lady of the Zhou family have something to ask of us?"
Mrs. Bai thought so too.
Mrs. Liu laughed and said, "She probably saw the New Year's money we gave to Manbao. Madam Zhou is good in everything except that she's too generous."
Mrs. Bai just remembered this and couldn't help laughing: "Our second son also got his New Year's money, which is quite a lot."
Mrs. Bai also laughed, "Yes, there are eight of them."
Married couples have to give New Year's money to their children. The Zhou family must give out exactly eight New Year's money, no more, no less.
By the time Zhou Silang gets married, there will be ten of them next year.
Although each red envelope is not much, only six cents, but eight of them together are not a small amount.
In particular, the Bai family knew that the villagers gave only one cent in red envelopes during the New Year, regardless of their relationship. The Zhou family gave Bai Erlang six cents in each red envelope, which was obviously specially given, so it was a lot.
Of course, the Bai family would not expect the Zhou family to give out the same red envelope as they did, after all, their family financial situation was there.
but……
Mrs. Bai was curious, "It's already the ninth day of the first lunar month, how come the eldest lady of the Zhou family only just found out about this? Doesn't she accept the red envelopes from her children?"
Even though Bai Erlang was favored and the Bai family was rich, his red envelopes were still kept by Mrs. Bai, and Bai Erlang did not have much money on him.
So Mrs. Bai knew exactly how many red envelopes he had received.
Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "The little girl they raised is different. I heard that she was already receiving her own red envelopes when she was very young."
It was also because of this that Bai Shanbao was unwilling to give the large red envelope to Zheng last year and insisted on taking it himself.
Including the money he earned from selling ginger to his family this year, Liu guessed that he had saved a lot of money. After all, he didn't need to buy meat like Manbao.
But Liu was happy to let him manage it himself.
Mrs. Bai was also very interested after hearing this. She quietly mentioned it to Mr. Bai that night. She also wanted Bai Erlang to try to manage his own New Year's money. "Don't you always say that Shanbao and the little girl from the Zhou family are smart and capable? Why not let Erlang try to manage his own New Year's money too?"
Mr. Bai said, "Give it to him? Do you believe he can buy all the candies?"
Mrs. Bai said, "There's no place selling candy in the village. I think you're worrying too much. Let him study with Shanbao and save the money. He can go to the county town to buy books, paper and pens later."
My aunt said that Shanbao is very considerate now and he basically spends all the money he saves on buying books.
Of course, Mrs. Bai also wanted her little son to be so considerate.
Mr. Bai was indifferent and nodded perfunctorily, "It's up to you."
So the next day, Bai Erlang welcomed the first spring of his life, and his mother actually returned all the New Year's money he had received this year.
Bai Erlang held the box and couldn't help but hug his mother excitedly, then ran away with the box, leaving Mrs. Bai, who had a lot to say to him, unable to stop him.
Forget it, let’s wait until he comes back from playing.
Does Bai Erlang get a lot of New Year’s money?
That must be a lot, at least more than Bai Shanbao.
Because Luojiang County is not only home to his maternal grandparents, but also to many of his father's friends. If he goes out for a visit during the Spring Festival, he can receive a lot of New Year's money.
Mr. and Mrs. Bai would also give him some New Year's money, and although they would take it back for safekeeping after giving it out, now all the money was in his hands.
Although there was no place to spend money in the village, Bai Erlang still excitedly grabbed a handful of money and took it with him.
He wanted to show off to his friends, especially Bai Shanbao and Manbao, the two poor guys.
That's right, in his eyes, Bai Shanbao and Manbao were paupers. After all, they had to pick Centella asiatica in the summer and sell ginger in the autumn.
So, at the intersection not far from the school, Bai Erlang poured all the money out of his purse to show Bai Shanbao and Manbao, and said proudly, "How about it, do you have money?"
Manbao was not envious at all and said, "I have it too."
She kept all the New Year's money herself. Except for the five beautiful gold ingots, the rest were copper coins, of which she actually had quite a few.
Every married person in the village, above her or of the same generation as her, would give her a penny as a New Year's gift, including gifts from her family and gifts from visiting her uncle's house for the New Year...
Manbao also took out a purse from the shoulder bag he always carried. He didn't even need to pour it out. Just by shaking it, he knew that there was more money in it than Bai Erlang brought.
Only Bai Shanbao, who had no money on him, looked at the two of them silently: ...
Bai Erlang was not convinced and said, "I still have some silver. Wait, I'll bring my money box."
After saying that, he turned and ran away.
When Bai Shanbao heard this, he also said, "I have money too."
He wanted to drag Manbao back to his home and said to Bai Erlang, "Bring the money box to my house for comparison."
When Manbao heard this, he said, "I have a money box too."
Keke immediately stopped her, "Host, you can't take the money box out like this. Your bag can't hold your money box."
So you can't pretend to take the money box out of your bag. Bai Erlang may be a fool, but Bai Shanbao is not.
Manbao shook off Bai Shanbao's hand, turned around and ran to her house: "Wait, I'll go back and get the money box."
In the end, Man Baode's five gold ingots were not cheated away by Old Zhoutou, because she really liked these five beautiful gold ingots. She was reluctant to give them to her mother, let alone her father.
Manbao ran back to his room, took the money box from Koko, turned around and was about to run out, but saw five beautiful gold ingots hanging on the head of the bed. He immediately climbed up and took them down before running out.
So the three children gathered in Bai Shanbao's study, pushed their money boxes forward together, and started competing for wealth!
(End of this chapter)
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